A Pawsitive Approach

Analysis

A Pawsitive Approach is a registered charity in United States, based in Tustin, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, A Pawsitive Approach reported income of $59k and spending of $86k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $76k to $59k (-23%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, A Pawsitive Approach sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sacred Souls Sanctuary ($59k), Yorkie Luv Rescue Inc ($59k) and Wildlife Freedom Foundation Inc ($59k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $48k.